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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS
AMENDED BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 2 OF SECTION 38 -26 i.
OF SAID CODE SO AS TO PROVIDE PAYMENT FOR TAP FEES
UPON AN INSTALLMENT BASIS AND TO PROVIDE THAT WATER
LINE EXTENSION CHARGES MAY BE PAID UPON AN INSTALL-
MENT BASIS FOR WATER LINE EXTENSION IN CONNECTION
WITH THE TAP; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION, 1. THAT THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED
BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, AMENDED BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 2 OF SECTION
38 -26 OF SAID CODE TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 38 -26:
2. UTILITY TAP PAYMENT. UTILITY TAP FEES WILL BE PAID IN CASH
UPON APPLICATION OF UTILITY TAPS. WHERE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A WATER
LINE EXTENSION AND WATER TAP, HE MAY MAKE PAYMENT UPON AN INSTALLMENT ,
BASIS AS HERETO SET FORTH. WATER TAP CHARGE AND WATER LINE EXTENSION
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CHARGE MAY BE PAID UPON AN INSTALLMENT BASIS WITH THE OWNER BEING FURNISHED
THE NECESSARY FORMS FOR EXECUTION INCLUDING A PROMISSORY NOTE AND MECHANIC'S
AND MATERIALMANIS LIEN CONTRACT. IF A CASH PAYMENT IS MADE AT THE TIME OF
DELIVERY OF THE EXECUTED NOTE AND MECHANICS LIEN PAPER, THE NOTE SHALL BE
FOR THE BALANCE OF THE INSTALLATION CHARGES. IF NO CASH PAYMENT IS MADE,
THE NOTE SHALL BE FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE INSTALLATION CHARGES APPLI-
CABLE TO THE PROPERTY TO BE SERVED. THERE SHALL BE A CARRYING CHARGE ON
ANY BALANCE, OF FIVE PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY ALL OF
THE INSTALLATION PAYMENT, WITH SUCH TOTAL PAYABLE IN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS
NOT EXCEEDING TWENTY -FOUR INSTALLMENTS. ALL MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS WILL BE
MADE AT THE ACCOUNTING OFFICE OF THE CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
AND WILL BE DUE AND PAYABLE MONTHLY ON THE SAME DUE DATE AS THE REGULAR
UTILITY BILL APPLICABLE TO THE PROPERTY. SUCH INSTALLMENT NOTE AND CON-
TRACT SHALL CONTAIN A PROVISION TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER AGREES
TO MAKE THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS AS THEREIN SET FORTH AND FURTHER THAT THE
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OWNERS WATER METER DEPOSIT CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY PAYMENT BECOMING
DELINQUENT. SUCH CONTRACT SHALL ALSO PROVIDE THAT THE CITY SHALL HAVE '
THE RIGHT TO DISCONTINUE WATER SERVICE TO THE PROPERTY IN THE EVENT ANY
OF THE INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS BECOME DELINQUENT.'
SECTION 2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE AND TAKE FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER PASSAGE OF THIS
ORDINANCE.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO AMEND THE CITY CODE PROMPTLY IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE WHERE CHARGES MAY BE PAID UPON AN INSTALL-
MENT BASIS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF WATER EXTENSIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECES-
SITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED AND THAT
SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY
AND NECESSITY EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SUCH CHARTER RULE,
AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION
AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE
AND PUBLICATION, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE DAY OF
JANUARY, 1965-
ATTEST:
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CITY SECRE A Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM-THIS
/1 D Y OF JANUARY, 1965.
CITY ATTORNEY
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS e
Q DAY OF s 3CyT^
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL r
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE ..FORE°
GOING ORDINANCEy A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR
• THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT
SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY •,
COUNCIL, 1, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE
OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO-
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
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RESPECTFULLY,
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JAMES L. BARNARD ✓
.JAMES H. YOUNG ✓
JACK R. BLACKMON '✓
JOSE R. DELEON ✓
M. P. MALDONADO ,.
W. J. ROBERTS
W. H. WALLACE, JR.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING,VOTE-
JAMES L. BARNARD
JAMES H. YOUNG
JACK R. BLACKMON
JOSE R. DELEON ,
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS J
W. H. WALLACE, JR.
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF TEXAS, lss:
County of Nueces. )
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally
ZQa &nd- _G•t.,_Barnes- who being first duly sworn, according to
Classified Advertising ?�a der of the Corpus Christi Caller and T1
Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and 9taPTQ ided for tap
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Louise Viok au public, Nueces County, Texas